Hi, friends! As readers, a lot of us utilize Goodreads as a platform for finding new books, reviewing, and updating our progress. Although it's a great resource sometimes, the shelves can get super cluttered  and overwhelming! I have created three new shelves for myself to help get more organized, so I thought I would hop on here and explain how I organize my Goodreads shelves. If you would like to follow me on Goodreads, the link to my page is in the connect page of my blog! First, I made a shelf for my physical TBR, "Books I Own and Need to Read"- very imaginative, I know. This way I can better keep up with what books I own and still need to read. This has been really helpful to me in actually knowing what I have, and I am able to track my goal of eliminating my physical TBR! Next, I have my "Interested" shelf. These are books that I find on Goodreads that I am interested in the story, but I'm not dying to get my hands on them right this second. ...

Hi, friends! Congratulations on finishing another week and happy Sunday! This week I have been reading through Genesis, and I read Genesis 23-30. I am so excited that I am officially over halfway through Genesis! It has been such a blessing reading through this book, as God has shown me so many lessons. This week I want to share the following insights that I have learned this week, and I hope they encourage you and give you some motivation for the coming week!  Pray often, and don't forget to give a prayer of thanks  Throughout Genesis, we see our main characters stopping periodically on their journey and praying to God for guidance. They pray with purpose, and they pray often. This is also how we should pray. When Abraham or Jacob prayed to God, they literally marked the spot. It was a big deal to them, as it should be to us. It is so amazing that the God of the universe listens to us and WANTS us to talk to Him! He will help us if we ask, so we need to pray often...

Hi, friends! I have had a great week participating in the Booktubeathon this year! It has been a crazy week as I moved into college on Sunday, but I still got a fair amount of reading done. I entered the world of audiobooks this week, and I found that I love them! Below I have a collage of pictures for each day of the week showing what I did that day. I'll also list my wrap up at the end. I hope you enjoy it!  Day 1: If it wasn't for audiobooks, day 1 of Booktubeathon would have been a complete fail. But, I listened to my audiobook for a lot of the day, so that helped a lot! I also spent most of my afternoon with my boyfriend working on a project. We stained a bookshelf my Granddad made last weekend, and we finally moved it and his whole record collection into my room yesterday! Music was always our thing, so when he passed away last year he left me his records. They are finally with me now, and I am so happy!  Day 2: This has been a sleepy day around the house....

Hi, friends! Over the past weeks the Lord has put something on my heart. I try to read my Bible most mornings, and it truly gives me encouragement for the day ahead and puts me in a good mood! Since this blog is all about what I'm reading, I decided to add a weekly feature to share what I've read in the Bible this week and share a little encouragement! This is not meant to sound preachy at all, nor am I trying to push my beliefs on anyone, this is just meant to share a little love and a little encouragement into your day! My hope is that you will read this post, and it will give you some encouragement and inspiration for the week ahead. I use the She Reads Truth Bible, which has devotionals throughout and wide margins for note taking, and I love it! I use an erasable pen (because ya girl can't write half the time), and I also colorcode using highlighters. Yellow stands for something I think is important, green is a promise God has made, and pink is something I love. ...

Hi, friends! It is that time of year again! It is time for the Booktubeathon! *thunderous applause in the background* The Booktubeathon is running July 30- August 5, and I am super excited to take part in this readathon again this year even though I obviously do not have a booktube channel. I still enjoy watching all of the videos, participating in the Twitter sprints, and, of course, reading as much as I can! If you want to join in on the fun, here is the Booktubeathon's  YouTube channel  where you can find out all the info you need to know!  This year, my book line up for the week is as follows:  Watership Down by Richard Adams  This is a recommendation from my boyfriend, so we shall see how this goes. The last time I took his recommendation I hated the book lol  This will be completing the challenges of let a coin toss decide your first read (it beat Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson) and read a book with green on the cover! A C...

Hi friends! It has been a hot minute since I have posted, but I just really needed a break this summer from anything that felt like a deadline. This summer I have been enjoying an awesome internship, volunteering at a camp I LOVE, and relaxing with some good books! It has been just the break I needed to decompress from the school year, do some self care, and figure out what I want to be a priority in my life. I would love to allow myself more time for things that I enjoy and things that will build me up as a person. This includes giving myself time to relax, read, blog, and giving myself grace when I need it. I also want to make time with the Lord more of a priority. I don't speak to it much on my blog or social media, but I am a Christian and the Lord has really helped me to find my way as well as help me to believe in my self and gain self confidence. Of course, this is always a work in progress, but if you would like for me to post more on my experiences with God and speak t...

Hi friends! I know it's been a hot minute since I have done an unboxing, so I wanted to show you the Uppercase I got in  March! If you want to look into Uppercase for yourself because they are just so awesome, here is their website! I skipped February's Uppercase unboxing post because I'm the worst and somehow lost the pictures I took of the February items 😅 This will also be last Uppercase unboxing for a while because my gift subscription that I got for Christmas ended with March's box. I will definitely miss getting this box in the mail each month because I love having a little bookish surprise each month! I hope to be able to buy myself a few months of subscriptions later in the year, so we shall see how that goes! For now, here is what we got in March's Uppercase Box: 1) A Comma Necklace which is an Uppercase exclusive        It is hard to see, but the necklace is a steal gray color! I thought it was super cute, and I always love to get short necklac...